New & collected works featured at The Custom House in Key West & Wynwood Disctrict for Art Basel

Marky Pierson debuts his new and collected artwork Friday, March 21 from 6-9pm. The opening night cocktail party and event includes exterior film projection, stylized performers, DJ, and a video installation in the Byran Room. The beautiful red-bricked Custom House Museum at 281 Front Street (affectionately known as “The Old 91”), will display vibrant new paintings, collected works, a graphic installation, and mini films for the following three months.
Pierson has gained notoriety for producing local festivals and events including The Key West Nutcracker, The Zombie Bike Ride, ART! Key West Street Art Murals, The Key Lime Festival, and the early years of Key West Burlesque. Marky's design company Wonderdog Studios, founded in 2006, creates graphic designs, corporate marketing films, mini documentaries, festivals and events, image branding, and online media designs for a myriad of local businesses and artists.
His latest work at the Custom House focuses on a new series of portraits of people and their pets as well as new editions to the Key West at Night Series. The portraits appropriately titled Nudes and Pets, takes a lighthearted and colorful glimpse into the homes and lives of charming local pets and their owners. The new series features some of the Conch Republic's up-and-coming performers, actresses, writers, teachers, entrepreneurs, and various infamous and lovable characters.
Marky's architecture painting series, reminiscent of Van Gogh's Starry Night, takes you down lanes less travelled, depicting stylized architecture of Key West's homes. The newest editions to the Key West at Night Series includes local iconic buildings: The Southernmost House, Curry Mansion, Hemingway House and the Custom House. The show also features a graphic installation including works from the past 7 years, selected video clips from shows and events, and collected pieces on loan.